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ALMA TROWBRIDGE, Society Editor - Phones 7 and 189
Russian Music Is
Program Theme At
Music Club Meet
Mrs. Nat Townsend and Mrs. J.
B. Pickelsimer were hostesses at
the January meeting of the Music
Lovers’ club last Saturday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Town
send, on Parkview Drive.
Mrs. Karl Bosse, president, pre
sided at the business session.
Mrs. Ed Matheson, program lead
er, had as her topic, “Russian
Music.” She presented a most in
teresting and informative paper on
the history of Russian music, after
which the following musical pro
gram was given: “None but the
Lonely Heart,” and “A Legend,”
by Tschaikowsky, sung by Miss
Gertrude Barnes, director of music
at Brevard college, with Mrs. Mel
vin Gillespie as accompanist; “Se
lections from the Ballet-Suite,”
taken from “The Nutcracker
Suite,” by Tschaikowsky, played
by Mrs. Karl Bosse and Miss Emmi
Neuberger; “June,” piano solo by
Tschaikowsky, played by Mrs.
Bosse; “At the Ball,” by Tschai
kowsky, “Slumber Song,” by Alex
ander Gretchaminoff, and “In the
Silence of Night,” by Sergec Rach
maninoff, sung by Miss Neuberger,
with Mrs. Ward Harrison as ac
companist.
Following the program, refresh
ments were served by the host
esses, and a social hour was en
joyed. The club will meet at the
home of Mrs. J. M. Allison for
the February meeting.
Notice
Dr. Sine Hamed
is studying in the Indiana
Physio-Therapy College of
Indianapolis, Ind. He will be
out of the city until
January 20, 1944.
He is having further study
in Clinical Psychanalytical
Therapy.
BAPTIST SOCIETY HAS
INTERESTING MEETING
The January meeting of the
Women’s Missionary Society of
the First Baptist church was held
at the church last Thursday after
noon.
The program on the “Plan of
Work for the Year” was presented
by Mrs. Harold Norwood. Devo
tionals and a discussion on the
responsibility of the watchword,
“That the Coming Generation May
Know,” were given by Mrs. Paul
Tindall. Others taking part on the
program were: Mrs. Karl Bosse,
music; Mrs. J. B. Jones, prayer
and program; Mrs. B. W. Thoma
son, mission study. Special music
was fendered by Mrs. Karl Bosse,
Miss Jean Thomason and Miss
Marie Galloway.
Routine business was conducted
by the president, Mrs. Paul Tin
dall.
Methodist Circles
Select New Officers
For Ensuing Year
New officers for the ensuing
year of the two circles of the
Methodist church were elected at
meetings held last Thursday after
noon at the church.
Following a joint meeting, the
two circles assembled to meet
separately, and the following of
ficers were elected:
Circle No. 1
Mrs. E. S. English, chairman;
Mrs. J. S. Nicholson, vice chair
man; Mrs. H. B. Shiflet, recording
secretary; Mrs. W. L. Aiken, cor
responding secretary; Mrs. B. W.
Trantham, treasurer; Mrs. Burt
Loomis, spiritual life; Miss Lucile
Smith, literature; Mrs. A. R. Gil
lespie, Christian social relations;
Mrs. J. B. Pickelsimer, supplies;
Mrs. J. C. Wike, flowers. The Feb
ruary meeting will be held at the
home of the chairman, Mrs. Eng
lish.
Circle No. 2
Mrs. S. E. Varner, chairman;
Mrs. J. H. West, vice chairman;
Mrs. Mary Scott, secretary-treas
urer; Mrs. B. L. Laird, correspond
ing secretary; Mrs. E. J. Coltrane,
spiritual life; Mrs. J. F. Zachary,
literature; Mrs. F. C. Hayes, sup
plies; Mrs. W. A. Jenkins, Chris
tian social relations; Mrs. J. C.
Hendricks, flowers; Miss Alma
Trowbridge, publicity. The Febru
ary meeting will be at the home
of Mrs. West.
When yr ur doctor asks where you
prefer to have your prescription
filled, say: VARNER’S, because:
Filled only by registered pharma
cist; as written and at reasonable
prices. (Advt.)
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News From Home
Demonstration Clubs
| And Women’s Activities §
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SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS
Monday, January 17th—Brevard
Home Demonstration club will
meet with Mrs. W. B. Thomason
at 3:30 p. m.
Tuesday, January 18th — Lake
Toxaway Home Demonstration
club will meet at school house,
Lake Toxaway, at 2:30 p. m.
Wednesday, January 19th — Cal
vert-Cherryfield Home Demonstra
tion club will meet with Mrs. Ralph
Paxton at 2:00 p. m.
Thursday, January 20th —Glady
Branch Home Demonstration club ■
will meet with Mrs. Roy Waldrop
at 2:00 p. m.
Friday, January 21st — Little
River Home Demonstration club
will meet with Mrs. M. C. Shipman
at 2:30 p. m. The New Home
Demonstration club in Lamb’s
Creek community will meet with
Mrs. Hal Kenner at 7:30 p. m.
Daughter Marries
In Duke University
Chapel January 3rd
Mrs. Ora Lee Jenkins Smith,
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. W. A.
Jenkins, of Brevard, was married
to 1st. Lieut. Rober Lee Payne,
Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Robec
Lee Payne, of Monroe, in York
chapel, Duke University, Durham,
Monday afternoon January 3, at
6 o’clock.
Rev. W. A. Jenkins, father of
the bride, officiated, in the pres
ence of a few relatives and close
friends.
Following the ceremony, the
couple left for a short honeymoon
trip, after which they returned to
Durham, where they will make
their home for the present. Lieut.
Payne is stationed at Camp Butner
near Durham.
MEETING OF UDC TO BE
SATURDAY ATERNOON
An important meeting of the
U. D. C. chapter will be held at
the library Saturday afternoon at
4 o’clock, Miss Annie Jean Gash,
president, has announced.
Buy U. S. Government Bonds
and Stamps regularly.
PENALTY
On 1943
TAXES
BEGINS
FEBRUARY 1,1944
Save money by coming in at once and
settling for your last year’s taxes. The
law requires the addition of a penalty on
all taxes not collected prior to February
,1st—both real and personal.
T. E REID
Tax Collector, Transylvania County
And Town Of Brevard.
D. A. R. Chapter
Elects Delegates
To Two Sessions
Delegates and alternates were
elected to state and national D.
A. R. meetings at the January
meeting of the Waightstill Avery
chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, which was
held Monday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. J. H. West.
Delegates to the state meeting,
which will be held in Raleigh in
March, are: Mrs. J. M. Allison,
Mrs. E. W. Blythe and Mrs. h!
V. Smedberg. Alternates, Mrs. t!
G. Moody, Mrs. Coleman Gallo
way and Miss Annie Jean Gash.
Delegates elected to attend the
Continental Congress in New
York in the spring, include: Ade-I
laide VanWey Hill and Miss An-!
nie Jean Gash. Alternate, Miss
Margaret Gash. Mrs. T. A. Bjerg
will be a page at the national con
vention.
Routine business was in charge
of the regent, Mrs. J. M. Alli
son. Mrs. J. H. West led the
pledge of allegiance to the flag,
and the Lord’s prayer was led by
the chaplain, Mrs. Jessie Rock
wood. It was voted to contribute
$5 toward the Buddy bags fund.
For a period of two hours be
fore the business meeting, the
members met at the Red Cross
room for work on surgical band
ages from 2 to 4.
HOSPITAL AUXILIARY TO
MEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON
The Women’s Hospital auxiliary
will have the regular January
meeting Friday afternoon at 2:30
o’clock at the Walnut Inn. It is
urged that all members attend.
OAK GROVE NEWS
By T. C. HENDERSON
The special services announced
by the pastor. Rev N. H. Chap
man, to be held last Sunday at
Oak Grove church were prevent
ed by our first real snow of the
winter, but will be held this Sun
day afternoon, weather permitting.
Mrs. Lesa Loving had to take
her daughter, Miss Mary Jane
Dodgin, to Dr. Brackett, of Hen
dersonville, for a minor head op
eration.
Born to Pfc. and Mrs. Ray Owen
a daughter, on January 1, at the
Transylvania Community hospital.
Mrs. Owen was before her mar
riage, Miss Helen Banther. daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Looney Ban
ther.
Ray V. McCall, of the United
States navy, recently spent a fur
lough here with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Jason P. McCall.
Miss Ruby Golden, who was
quite ill with influenze last week,
is now very much improved.
Mrs. Theodore Hoxit, who spent
quite a while with her husband,
Pfc. Theodore Hoxit, who was
taking training in camp at Boise,
Idaho, and Salt Lake City, Utah,
has returned home and is now with
her father, Watha Fisher, of this
community. Pfc. Hoxit has been
transferred to some other field
of action.
Mr. and Mrs. Hillie Fisher and
their daughter, Mrs. Joseph P. Sit
ton, have moved from their home
in the Reid’s Siding section into
one of M. O.. McCall’s houses on
the highway in order that Mrs. Sit
ton might be convenient to the
Ecusta bus line, as she has re
turned to work at the position she
formerly held at Ecusta.
Mrs. Claude Owen, who has
been suffering with appendicitis
for quite a while, was taken to
the Transylvania Community hos
pital Monday afternoon and un
derwent an operation Tuesday
morning. She is reported to be
getting along nicely.
LEND-LEASE BIG
AD) TO SOVIETS,
ROOSEVELT SAYS
President Declares U. S.
Goods Playing Major
Role In The War
Washington — President Roose
velt has credited lend-lease equip
ment from the United States with
playing a major role in the savage
Red army offensive which is hurl
ing the Germans out of Russia,
and in the devastation of German
war centers from the skies.
It will be an equally big factor
in the Anglo-American plunge in
to Europe in this year of “decisive
actions,” the president told con
gress in his 13th report on lend
lease since the program was start
ed in March, 1941.
In 33 months, to Dec. 1, 1943,
lend-lease aid to the allies has
totalled $18,608,000,000, the report
shows, reaching its peak last Aug
ust and tapering off somewhat
since.
Big Order To Reds
Russia received through last Oct
ober a grand total of 7000 planes,
3,500 tanks and 195,000 motor ve
hicles which were “used effective
ly in the Red army’s advances in
the Ukraine and White Russia,”
the president declared. In addition
the Soviets were sent 343,000 tons
of wheat and flour, 277,000 tons
of sugar, 324,000 tons of canned
meat, 441,000 tons of fats and oils,
136,000 tons of dried fruits and
vegetables, 38,000 tons of dried
eggs and 33,500 tons of butter.
Almost half of the aid to the
British has been in munitions . . .
Lend-lease planes and bombs are
scorching German - held Europe
daily.
Auto Stickers Must
Be Well Displayed
Auto stamps should be posted
on the windshields and those who
have failed to place these stamps
on their windshields or on some
conspicious part of the car are
subject to being cited into federal
court, Dewey Gravely, of Brevard,
deputy revenue collector, announ
ces.
Motorists who have not bought
stamps are also subject to prosecu
tion, it is stated.
Mr. Gravely is in the office here
in the post office building every
Monday and Saturday.
CLEMSON
THEATRE
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CHAPTER
NO. 11
BATMAN
MONDAY
At Least 3TFrrmihZ, PleasureoPonyRh
VESSIREE! SEATS NOWfc
NEARLY THREE MILLION
COLLECTED FROM BEER
TAXES IN THIS STATE
RALEIGH, Jan. 11 —The state
collected $2,773,963.66 in beer
taxes for the calendar year 1943,
according to figures compiled by
the Brewing Industry Foundation’s
North Carolina committee.
Despite wartime shortages, the
1943 total was an all-time peak.
The state collected $2,688,741.38
in 1942; $2,111,371.59 in 1941 and
$1,321,024.37 in 1940.
In the space of three years, the
state has more than doubled its
collections from beer sales al
though the rates have remained
the same..
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